"Junova Undrasil! I dare you to enter my forest!"
A loud and heavy female voice suddenly sounded out from the forest. Aezel took this chance and entered deep into the forest.
"Clova Whitebird! That's a demon I'm pursuing!"
The old man shouted back in anger.
"It doesn't matter! The goddess has given me an oracle!"
The voice returned back with a fierce voice.
"You! Do you dare attack me!? There are 5 Grand Mages in the Capital City right now!"
The old man, or presumably, Junova Undrasil, challenged arrogantly.
"Do you want me to order all of the monsters in this forest to raze your sh*tty city to the ground!?"
The voice responded much fiercer than before.
"Tch. I'll remember this Clova Whitebird! Once the envoy from the empire arrives, we'll see!"
Junova clicked his tongue and shot back angrily.
"Did you just threaten me?"
The tone of the voice suddenly changed. It became filled with killing intent.
"A-I… I- That was just a slip of my tongue. Forgive me."
Junova immediately stopped his words. He struggled to come up with a reply as terror struck his heart.
"Hmph! Begone!"
The voice snorted and commanded.
"..."
Junova gulped. His violet robe was filled with cold sweat. He flew to the capital city dejectedly.
…
"Hah. That old geezer was stopped by the guardian of the forest. Interesting…"
Aezel chuckled in interest as she flew down. Once they arrived at the ground, she released Lawrend's arm.
"Hahh… Hahh…"
Lawrend panted as that was the most stressful time of his life. It was similar to his previous life's memories when he rode a 'rollercoaster'.
"You're pretty weak for a 'talented' human."
Aezel sized him up from head to toe.
"That sudden turn almost made me vomit…"
Lawrend replied to her as he supported himself with the tree trunk beside him.
"Well, whatever. From now on, you'll follow me."
Aezel shrugged her shoulders and said to him.
"Why are you doing this?"
After a while, Lawrend stood straight and asked her. It was puzzling why a demon as strong as her would even capture him.
"Fufufu. You don't have to know. Just follow me, and at the end of our journey, you'll experience bliss you would never experience again."
Aezel laughed as she replied.
"Why are you even here? Didn't you die at the port?"
Lawrend realized that she wasn't gonna answer him, so he asked her the question that puzzled him the most.
"Die? I survived that blast. It was that old man from before that captured me."
Aezel replied mockingly. She was not that weak to die to such an explosion.
"Though, what I didn't expect was meeting you again."
Aezel smirked at Lawrend.
"Certainly, it must be my bad luck."
Lawrend nodded his head and sighed.
"Heh, it's not bad luck. It's called fate! That means you are destined to be my… Nevermind. I'm not telling you yet."
Aezel chuckled in reply. She stopped and covered her mouth at the end of her words.
"What..?"
Lawrend looked at her, puzzled.
"Anyways, just follow me—"
Just as Aezel led the way forward, she fell to the ground, unconscious. Lawrend was stupefied at first before he reacted and ran to her side.
"What happened to her?"
Lawrend flipped her over. Though he stopped in shock as the two jiggly mounds presented themselves in front of him. She was wearing a white robe around her body. It was similar to the kimono from his past life's memories.
"Big and beautiful. It's such a shame that I have to kill her."
Lawrend commented as he looked at her curvaceous and beautiful body. She actually looked cute when she's asleep. Alas, they were enemies. Lawrend closed his eyes and prepared himself to kill her.
Lawrend placed his hand over her heart and grabbed the mound to make sure that his hand didn't slip. That was totally the reason why he did that. He then closed his eyes and focused.
"O' great Amber, be my electron and kill my enemies, Shock—"
Just as Lawrend was about to kill her, he felt a hand grab his hand. He immediately opened his eyes and saw her looking at him with a flushed face. His mana went disarray in shock, causing his spell to not cast. He felt like his soul left his body.
"Y-You! Where are you touching!?"
She pulled his hand away from her chest and sat up.
"I…"
Lawrend had no excuse. He felt awkward. He even forgot his intention to kill her. Maybe, deep inside his heart, he was hoping to be interrupted so he doesn't kill such a beauty. His cultured heart doesn't want such beauty to go to waste.
"Just kidding. Consider that as a trial feel."
Aezel suddenly said with a laugh and stood up. Her actions puzzled Lawrend.
"Follow me."
Aezel said to Lawrend and led the way.
Lawrend followed after her silently. Though, he couldn't help but become worried about Aleshia and the rest.
"What is your name?"
Aezel suddenly asked.
"Lawrend. Lawrend Horiel. You?"
Lawrend responded and also asked her. He actually never knew her name.
"Aezel. Aezel Bloodhorn."
Aezel replied to him.
"That's a nice name."
Lawrend complimented her with a smile. She turned and glanced at him before continuing ahead.
"Don't you want to ask why I'm not killing you?"
Aezel suddenly said to him.
"That… I don't feel malice from you. The way you look at me, it's as if you want something from me."
Lawrend replied to her as he held his chin in thought.
"Smart. That's right. I want something from you. I won't hurt you as long as you follow me obediently."
Aezel complimented Lawrend with a smile as she explained to him.
"Alright. I'll follow you."
Lawrend nodded his head hearing her words. He was also curious about what she wants from him.
"Good boy. I like your courage."
Aezel praised him without turning her back. Though, her smile that reached her cheeks was visible from Lawrend's point of view.
And so, Lawrend followed Aezel silently. Before long, it quickly turned into night.